How do I change the "mailto:" or default mail program?

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how can you do this for mozilla firefox?

Hi Leo,
What a wonderful surprise to get an explication/answer to a question I've been wanting to ask for ages, but never quite managed to find the words to explain the problem!
Thanks to the "questioner" and for your easily understandable solution.
Have a nice day.
Jean

Great article! Somebody asked how to do this for Firefox, and my question is related. I am using Firefox for my Internet browser. When I use a mailto: in an Internet site, it actually fires up Explorer instead of using the Firefox browser. How can I change that?

Hi leo,
I have followed the above instructions wrt installing Gmail as the default email handler but the system still insists on using Thunderbird. I have restarted the system several times but there is no change. Any suggestions ??
Thanks

Nice explanation, but what about two different users on the same computer with seperate desktops and accounts?

Example:

When I'm logged on, I would like to have Outlook Express as the default email program, while my wife would like to have Yahoo email as the default email, when she's logged on the same computer

When the default is selected in IE ,Tools, Internet Options, Programs , Email ....the default email is changed for ALL users.

I hope someone knows if it's possible to have each user have their own default email.

Thanks

Larry

I did use outlook but now like to use comcast is there a way to make this my default mail? I read your post and do not know if comcast has something I can download. Would it be ok to remove outlook from my computer I have XP.
Thanks,
M.

i have changed the default to outlook express and uninstalled outlook, but the outlook option only appears, this happens when clicking on a mail address in a word doc or access database link. Any help fully appreciated.

I have the same question as "Anne at October 17, 2006 07:35 AM". I want my default email client to be Hotmail in Firefox, instead of the Hotmail in IE that windows insists I use.

Hi Leo,

Similar to the question from John MacKenzie query on October 21, 2006 06:05 PM I have followed the above instructions on installing Gmail Notifier to make Gmail the default email handler but the system still insists on using Hotmail. I have restarted the system several times but there is no change. I have Windows XP. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Andy

Hi Leo,

When I insert a DVD disc containing data files into the disc drive on my laptop I can only view the files (Word & Excel files) in either MS Word or MS Excel, I can't view the files or even the drive itself in Windows Explorer. When I open Windows Explorer the C: drive and F: drive (external hard drive) are visible but not the D: drive (CD/DVD drive). How can I view the CD/DVD drive in Windows Explorer?

Thanks,

Andy.

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